Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls Prediction, 3/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: CHSN

The Chicago Bulls (28-40) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (42-27) at United Center on Thursday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Bucks and notched a win by a score of 123-116 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Cavaliers walked away with 20 while the Bucks had 22 fouls. They converted 20 out of their 45 shots from distance. Milwaukee finished the game at 70.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Milwaukee collected 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Milwaukee earned 24 assists and had 3 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to shoot 47.7% from the field on 42 out of 88 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 27 of their 34 shots for a percentage of 79.4%. Cleveland finished with a 48.8% field goal percentage (42 out of 86) and made 12 of their 36 3-point attempts.

James Harden is one guy who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also pulled down 5 boards. Harden finished the contest at 70.0% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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Cleveland enters this contest with a record of 42-27 this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Cleveland is snagging 44.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,954 dimes on the campaign, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Cavaliers are shooting 36.1% on three-point attempts (1,004 of 2,784) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 119.1 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,846 surrendered this season. The Cavaliers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (2,843 of 6,137) and they concede 43.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 37.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 13th in basketball in opponents points per game (114.9).

In their last game, the Bulls took home the win by a final score of 132-107 against the Grizzlies. The Bulls were able to pull down 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 47 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Grizzlies earned 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Chicago made 18 of 48 tries (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulls ended up shooting 48 for 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6%. The Bulls allowed the Grizzlies to bury 39 out of their 86 tries from the field which had them shooting 45.3% for this game. They finished 35.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 14 out of 39 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Chicago permitted Memphis to grab 37 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Matas Buzelis ended up being a factor for the Bulls in this matchup. Buzelis earned 29 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this game. He made 12 of 22 for the contest for a rate of 54.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Chicago has a record of 28-40 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulls are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 14th in the league. Chicago has tallied 7,887 points for the year (116.0 per contest) and they average 45.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 28.8 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per contest. The Bulls are committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Bulls defensively are ranked 26th in the NBA in points given up per game with 120.0. They are able to force 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (22nd in the NBA). The Chicago defense allows 36.8% on 3-point shots (948 of 2,573) and their opposition makes 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 28.4 dimes and 45.3 total rebounds per game, which is 28th and 22nd in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago and under the total points

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